RE: quality assurance question

I am very interested in this topic.  For what it's worth, I consider this to
be the single greatest failing of AS/400-centric development.  As a
community, it seems to me that we cannot forget our "little development
shop" environments and we either won't or don't know how to embrace proper
procedures.  We also suffer because we frequently don't include proper
testing time, staff, or equipment in the implementation estimate.

I have some ideas and, like many on this list, quite a bit of practical
experience - both formal and informal.  In the event that the "found"
material isn't sufficient, I would be interested in helping to create
checklists, design documents, and tools.

Richard Jackson
mailto:richardjackson@richardjackson.net
http://www.richardjacksonltd.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Lawrence Roberts
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 7:07 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: quality assurance question


Does anyone know where I can pick up some literature on quality assurance
procedures for AS/400 projects?

I’ve been “crisis” managing ERP projects for the past five years with
basically the same result each time: the cycle completes on or close to
deadline, but the number of breakdowns the staff must overcome to reach that
point leaves very little to be enjoyed.

The problems that occurred during programming, quality control and software
implementation could have been reduced considerably had we followed a strong
quality assurance program designed specifically for these type projects.  I
heard there were a few books out there but I cannot seem to find one.

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